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includes individualized and off-the-shelf mRNA-based therapies, 
innovative chimeric antigen receptor T cells, bi-specific checkpoint 
immuno-modulators, targeted cancer antibodies and small molecules. Based 
on its deep expertise in mRNA vaccine development and in-house 
manufacturing capabilities, BioNTech and its collaborators are 
developing multiple mRNA vaccine candidates for a range of infectious 
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